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Re: A "Big Finish" Worth Fighting Over
The big finish decline may also have something to do with the big auto incline. It is becoming clearly obvious that FIRST wants autonomous mode to be a key part of the match. By emphasizing BIG POINTS in this part of the match it may lure teams into spending a lot of time on it.
In 2002 there was no auto...
2003 autonomous began, and teams were able to get it going well, however the big points were in the ramp, not the boxes/stacking. The best autonmous?? StangPS getting up the ramp in auto, and NEVER getting down.
2004, autonomous bonus for knocking the ball off the tee....only 10 points, so not a huge deal, and it knocked the balls down "prematurely" which for some teams (ie 1403) killed them. BIG finish still very strong.
2005, autonomous was insanely difficult, VERY VERY VERY few teams were able to accomplish the task at hand, and even when they did, all it took was 1 more tetra on top of that goal, and that autonomous was void. BIG finish still there, not nearly as prominent as earlier years
2006, autonmous is HUGE, BIG finish still there as well
2007, autonmous big, maybe not as big as the year before, BIG finish still prominent
the way I see it, the big finish is still around, but autonomous is where FIRST wants to see teams succeed. solution?? autonomous = THE BIG FINISH
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